| Date: | Friday 25 January 2013 |
| Time: | 04:57 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Owner/operator: | FedEx Express |
| Registration: | N618FE |
| MSN: | 48754/604 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF6-80C2D1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An MD-11F cargo plane, registration N618FE, operated by FedEx Express as flight 1420, experienced a tail strike during landing on runway 17 at Denver International Airport. The aircraft taxied normally to the cargo ramp, and an inspection revealed substantial damage to the tail of the airplane. There were no injuries to the 2 flightcrew.
Sources:
NTSB
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| 9 December 2017 | N618FE | FedEx | 0 | 165 km west of Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |  |
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